ENV100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Overexploitation, Biomagnification, Habitat Fragmentation
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What is carbon sequestration: long-term storage of carbon in a reservoir, such as in limestone or in the biomass of trees, mercury can be sequestered in soils and aquatic sediments. The canopy is open (rather than closed), and both plants and animals are adapted to long, dry periods. Which forest type is it: savannah woodland or tropical dry forest. Assignment 3: on p. 232 and elsewhere in the paper, the author mentions that the long residence time of mercury in the atmospheric reservoir contributes to its long-range transport to remote locations. Humus a dark, spongy, crumbly material in the soil, composed of complex organic compounds, resulting from the partial decomposition of organic matter. Stores moisture and organic matter in the soil. Parent material the base geological matter in a particular location; bedrock. Provides the starting material for soil formation; controls soil composition.
